NHL 24 Best Defensemen Ratings – Top 10 RD/LD players ranked

EA Sports has officially revealed the NHL 24 Best Defense players. Now that the game has arrived, we know who the best players are!

NHL 24 early access is now underway for those who have purchased the game via NHL 24 Pre-Orders. The full NHL 24 release date not far behind either, so make sure to check out the official NHL 24 best players ratings to help you on your way to the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Take a look at the best left defense and right defense ratings in NHL 24 below.

NHL 24 best left defense (LD)

Take a look at the official top 10 left defense ratings in NHL 24:

Player	Team	Overall
Roman Josi	Nashville Predators	94
Victor Hedman	Tampa Bay Lightning	93
Rasmus Dahlin	Buffalo Sabres	91
Quinn Hughes	Vancouver Canucks	90
Miro Heiskanen	Dallas Stars	90
Shea Theodore	Vegas Golden Knights	89
Josh Morrissey	Winnipeg Jets	89
Devon Toews	Colorado Avalanche	89
Jaccob Slavin	Carolina Hurricanes	88
Thomas Chabot	Ottawa Senators	88

Nashville Predators’ Roman Josi is the highest-rated left defensemen in the game once again. The whole list has been gifted upgrades, but the top three players remain the same.

There are three more players rated 88 OVR who don’t feature in our list. Mikhail Sergachev (Tampa Bay Lightning), Adam Pelech (New York Islanders), and Hampus Lindholm (Boston Bruins) are the ones to miss out.

Toronto Maple Leafs star Morgan Rielly is one of seven players rated 87 overall.

NHL 24 best right defense (RD)

Take a look at the official top 10 right defense ratings in NHL 24:

Player	Team	Overall
Cale Makar	Colorado Avalanche	95
Charlie McAvoy	Boston Bruins	92
Adam Fox	New York Rangers	92
Erik Karlsson	San Jose Sharks	91
Dougie Hamilton	New Jersey Devils	90
John Carlson	Washington Capitals	90
Alex Pietrangelo	Vegas Golden Knights	89
Drew Doughty	Los Angeles Kings	89
Moritz Seider	Detroit Red Wings	88
Kris Letang	Pittsburgh Penguins	88

It is no surprise to see NHL 24 cover athlete Cale Makar on top of the right defense ratings. San Jose Sharks star Erik Karlsson has flown up the ratings too, gaining a +5 upgrade to his overall rating.

Again, two players with 88 ratings miss out on the top 10. Brandon Montour and Aaron Ekblad, both of the Florida Panthers, boast 88 ratings.

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